Comments on: Giving While In Debt http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=giving-while-in-debt-video Sell your crap. Pay off your debt. Do what you love. Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jon Coleman @ Pepper Pots http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Jon Coleman @ Pepper Pots Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:23:49 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-1538 Giving, for me, is planting seeds for the future. So I would encourage you: Give! Give what you can. Sure, work your way out of debt. But Give, be generous and bless your friends & family. Giving releases YOU from the power of Money. It shows you that you are not bound to your money, but your money is your servant - and you plant it where you desire. Giving, like spending & Saving - needs also to be in balance though! Too much giving = not enough living, and too much living = not enough saving. I have a post which is brewing away on this very topic of financial balance. Good topic. Nice work, glad I found your site Baker. Cheers J <abbr><em>Jon Coleman @ Pepper Pots’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.pepper-pots.com/?p=71" rel="nofollow">Repair or Replace?</a></abbr></em> Giving, for me, is planting seeds for the future. So I would encourage you: Give! Give what you can. Sure, work your way out of debt. But Give, be generous and bless your friends & family.

Giving releases YOU from the power of Money. It shows you that you are not bound to your money, but your money is your servant – and you plant it where you desire.

Giving, like spending & Saving – needs also to be in balance though!
Too much giving = not enough living, and too much living = not enough saving. I have a post which is brewing away on this very topic of financial balance.

Good topic. Nice work, glad I found your site Baker.
Cheers
J

Jon Coleman @ Pepper Pots’s last blog post..Repair or Replace?

]]> By: JoeIngersoll http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 JoeIngersoll Fri, 15 May 2009 20:08:27 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-1012 Adam - This topic is a struggle for many people. Personally, I "tithed" sporadically before deciding to dig myself out from under the mountain of debt I had amassed over the years. I say that I tithed, but since I didn't make it to church every single week for a given year, I never ended up really giving a tenth of my income. When I decided to get my financial house in order, I setup my giving on an automatic draft. I now tithe 10% off the top, not because I think it has anything to do with salvation, but because it's a way for me to give back a portion of what really isn't mine to begin with. Giving takes my eyes off of myself and helps me to be more of a self less person (and self less people make better spouses, parents, friends, employers, employees, etc.). We started our debt reduction journey on January 1st, 2008. My wife and I have paid off $43k so far and we will be completely debt free by the end of this year. Yes, we would've probably been debt free by now had we stopped giving during this time; however, we chose this path knowing it would extend our journey and had faith that everything would work out better for our family in the long run. Best of luck in deciding what's best for your situation. Cheers! Adam – This topic is a struggle for many people. Personally, I “tithed” sporadically before deciding to dig myself out from under the mountain of debt I had amassed over the years. I say that I tithed, but since I didn’t make it to church every single week for a given year, I never ended up really giving a tenth of my income.

When I decided to get my financial house in order, I setup my giving on an automatic draft. I now tithe 10% off the top, not because I think it has anything to do with salvation, but because it’s a way for me to give back a portion of what really isn’t mine to begin with. Giving takes my eyes off of myself and helps me to be more of a self less person (and self less people make better spouses, parents, friends, employers, employees, etc.).

We started our debt reduction journey on January 1st, 2008. My wife and I have paid off $43k so far and we will be completely debt free by the end of this year. Yes, we would’ve probably been debt free by now had we stopped giving during this time; however, we chose this path knowing it would extend our journey and had faith that everything would work out better for our family in the long run.

Best of luck in deciding what’s best for your situation. Cheers!

]]> By: Baker http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Baker Fri, 15 May 2009 17:45:59 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-1006 No problem, John. I'm glad it connected with you today. I'm going to try to do at least 1 video a week, if people enjoy them! No problem, John. I’m glad it connected with you today. I’m going to try to do at least 1 video a week, if people enjoy them!

]]> By: John at PlainCents.com http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 John at PlainCents.com Fri, 15 May 2009 17:05:25 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-1004 Excellent video today Adam! Your confession is very timely right now in my life. I know I should be giving much more of my time and money to people. There's something about giving that's good for the soul. I would call it an investment in people's lives - helps them grow and succeed. Thanks for your transparency today. <abbr><em>John at PlainCents.com’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Plaincents/~3/lPltxHOV8os/" rel="nofollow">Review of CheckVist</a></abbr></em> Excellent video today Adam! Your confession is very timely right now in my life. I know I should be giving much more of my time and money to people. There’s something about giving that’s good for the soul. I would call it an investment in people’s lives – helps them grow and succeed. Thanks for your transparency today.

John at PlainCents.com’s last blog post..Review of CheckVist

]]> By: Friday Quotables - The Hunt Is On Edition | StretchyDollar http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 Friday Quotables - The Hunt Is On Edition | StretchyDollar Fri, 15 May 2009 16:51:10 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-1002 [...] Man vs. Debt - Giving While in Debt (Giving is an essential part of any sound financial strategy - just think of everyone who ever gave you anything!) [...] [...] Man vs. Debt – Giving While in Debt (Giving is an essential part of any sound financial strategy – just think of everyone who ever gave you anything!) [...]

]]> By: Baker http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Baker Fri, 15 May 2009 15:13:01 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-1001 Yeah, you and Happy Rock both comment to the power of giving locally. Or at least where you can actually see and feel the impact. This is important to us and is usually the direction of our current giving. My household was similar to yours. I know my parents gave, but we really never talked about it much. Yeah, you and Happy Rock both comment to the power of giving locally. Or at least where you can actually see and feel the impact. This is important to us and is usually the direction of our current giving.

My household was similar to yours. I know my parents gave, but we really never talked about it much.

]]> By: Baker http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 Baker Fri, 15 May 2009 15:08:46 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-1000 Wow, thanks for your awesome insight. Our numbers are relatively close to yours and it's awesome to have you share you experience having already achieved what we are fighting to do. I think your right that it's all about heart. I think we both are caring, passionate people. My mind just wanders to how much more of a difference we could make with a few years of sacrifice. Wow, thanks for your awesome insight. Our numbers are relatively close to yours and it’s awesome to have you share you experience having already achieved what we are fighting to do.

I think your right that it’s all about heart. I think we both are caring, passionate people. My mind just wanders to how much more of a difference we could make with a few years of sacrifice.

]]> By: Baker http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-999 Baker Fri, 15 May 2009 15:06:58 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-999 I should clarify that we don't actual invest the difference, per se. It's just more of a mental justification. Like how much more can we give if we are completely debt free! I should clarify that we don’t actual invest the difference, per se. It’s just more of a mental justification. Like how much more can we give if we are completely debt free!

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Matt Jabs Fri, 15 May 2009 15:01:06 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-998 Oh, here's the link I forgot to include in the last comment: My <a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/2009/02/my-testimony-to-the-tithe/" rel="nofollow">Testimony to the Tithe</a>. <abbr><em>Matt Jabs’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/2009/05/quit-your-costly-habits-invest-your-proceeds-dfa-tip-of-the-week-542009/" rel="nofollow">Quit Your Costly Habits & Invest Your Proceeds - DFA Tip of the Week - 5/4/2009</a></abbr></em> Oh, here’s the link I forgot to include in the last comment:

My Testimony to the Tithe.

Matt Jabs’s last blog post..Quit Your Costly Habits & Invest Your Proceeds – DFA Tip of the Week – 5/4/2009

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://manvsdebt.com/giving-while-in-debt-video/comment-page-1/#comment-996 Matt Jabs Fri, 15 May 2009 14:59:06 +0000 http://manvsdebt.com/?p=1147#comment-996 I'm 100% w/The Happy Rock. You can view my entire "Testimony to the Tithe" story to get all the details, but suffice to say that I have never been as blessed financially as I have since I set up auto-donations to my church every month. My advice Adam - try it for yourself, but remember...if you give, do so cheerfully or do not give at all. No one likes a grumbling giver! :-) <abbr><em>Matt Jabs’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/2009/05/financial-philosophy-sacrifice-to-create-wealth-live-off-your-interest/" rel="nofollow">Financial Philosophy & Sacrifice to Create Wealth & Live Off Your Interest</a></abbr></em> I’m 100% w/The Happy Rock.

You can view my entire “Testimony to the Tithe” story to get all the details, but suffice to say that I have never been as blessed financially as I have since I set up auto-donations to my church every month.

My advice Adam – try it for yourself, but remember…if you give, do so cheerfully or do not give at all. No one likes a grumbling giver! :-)

Matt Jabs’s last blog post..Financial Philosophy & Sacrifice to Create Wealth & Live Off Your Interest

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